UK Athletics fined £350,000 over death of Paralympian
Summary
UK Athletics was fined £350,000 after a Paralympic athlete died when sports equipment fell on him during training in London. The athlete, Abdullah Hayayei, was killed when a metal cage collapsed while he was preparing for the 2017 World Athletics Championships.Key Facts
- Abdullah Hayayei, a Paralympic shot-putter, died in 2017 due to a metal cage collapsing on him.
- The accident happened at a UK Athletics training ground in east London.
- Hayayei had competed for the United Arab Emirates in javelin and shot put at the Rio Paralympics.
- UK Athletics was fined £350,000 and must pay £44,000 in costs.
- The former Head of Sport, Keith Davies, was given 175 hours of community service.
- The equipment was missing important base plates that led to the collapse.
- The judge called the death "tragic, untimely and wholly avoidable."
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